I found that 10% unbalance did cause some area of concern. It took a lot of
work but I'm able to maintain about 5% based on the lab instrumentation
available.
73
Bob K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
To: "Jeff Peacock" <ve3ios@servers.ca>; <KZ5X@mail.ev1.net>;
<tentec@contesting.com>; "Stuart Rohre" <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Clicking noise in Jupiter rx audio
>
>
> > If your parallel line is no more than 10 per cent unbalanced, it
> > should NOT be producing any radiation from the line.
>
> The only time a line does not radiate is when the line carries
> exactly equal and exactly out-of-phase currents. That also assumes
> conductor spacing is infinitely small, or the line is twisted at
> distances of a fraction of a wavelength and conductor spacing is
> reasonably small.
>
> 10% current unbalance can result in considerable radiation. Phase is
> also critical, so you just can not measure current.
>
> 73, Tom W8JI
> W8JI@contesting.com
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